"rouge is very competitive but now we have the dual class cabin. That's working for us from a larger perspective. It's very easy for us to convert them to a single class as we mentioned in the past which makes us even more competitive," President (Passenger Airlines), Benjamin Smith, ...

Canada's Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) has been tentatively granted a foreign air carrier permit by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Although it is awaiting a final order, with an exemption in hand, Flair Airlines will be able to operate scheduled and charter flights to the United States provided it can secure US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval as well.

WestJet (WS, Calgary) has formally christened its nascent ultra low-cost carrier unit Swoop (WSW, Calgary). WestJet said in a statement Swoop would launch out of its Calgary hub in Summer 2018 using a fleet of ten high-density B737-800s.

"The city offers Swoop the opportunity to save costs through shared services with WestJet's corporate head office, the availability of existing infrastructure, and talented, experienced WestJetters to draw from. We are confident that these qualities will ...